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“Sheer entertainment… Bennett infuses wit and an arch sensibility into her prose… This is not mere froth, it is pure confection.” – New York Times Book Review “[A] pitch-perfect murder mystery… If The Crown were crossed with Miss Marple…, the result would probably be something...

Damné, c'est Gondemar de Rossal, né en 1185, fils d'un petit seigneur. Damné car il naît le visage voilé et, superstition oblige, ce voile le condamne à la damnation. Maudit, il apportera le malheur à sa famille et à tout le village. Il mène ainsi une enfance triste et solitaire, mais trouvera refuge auprès du père Prelou, prêtre du village et Pernelle, sa seule amie. L'année de ses 14 ans, Gondemar fait la connaissance de Bertrand de Montbard, templier défroqué, engagé par son père comme maître d'armes afin de protéger le village de Rossal des bandits.

From the author of the international bestseller The German Heiress, a gripping historical drama about a woman determined to avenge the crimes against her family, set at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair. “The magnificent Anika Scott has written a lush and beautifully rendered novel that will...

“A profound allegory of good and evil, and a deep exploration of human interaction, black and white, alternately beautiful and tender, cruel and unsettling.”—Guardian Australia’s leading indigenous storyteller makes his American debut with this immersive and deeply resonant novel, set in...